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Acts 20:37The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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ἱκανὸς δὲ κλαυθμὸς ἐγένετο πάντων, καὶ ἐπιπεσόντες ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον τοῦ Παύλου κατεφίλουν αὐτόν,
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Acts 20:37The Bible in Living English
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37 And there was a good deal of weeping by everybody, and they threw themselves on Paul’s neck and kept kissing him,
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Acts 20:37American Standard Version
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37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him,
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Acts 20:37The Emphasized Bible
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37 And they all wept much, and falling upon Paul’s neck they were tenderly kissing him;
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Acts 20:37King James Version
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37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,
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Acts Study Notes—Chapter 20New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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embraced Paul: Lit., “fell upon Paul’s neck.” In the Scriptures, to embrace someone along with kissing and tears was a sign of great affection, something that these elders certainly felt for Paul.—See also Ge 33:4; 45:14, 15; 46:29; Lu 15:20.
affectionately kissed him: Or “tenderly kissed him.” Paul’s genuine love for his brothers had endeared him to them. In Bible times, such friendship was often expressed with a kiss. (Ge 27:26; 2Sa 19:39) At times, kissing was accompanied by a warm embrace along with tears. (Ge 33:4; 45:14, 15; Lu 15:20) The Greek term rendered “affectionately kissed” has been understood to be an intensive form of the verb phi·leʹo, sometimes rendered “to kiss” (Mt 26:48; Mr 14:44; Lu 22:47) but more often meaning “to have affection for” (Joh 5:20; 11:3; 16:27).—Compare study note on Mt 26:49.
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